population

1sometimes functioning as plall the persons inhabiting a country, city, or other specified place

2the number of such inhabitants

3sometimes functioning as plall the people of a particular race or class in a specific areathe Chinese population of San Francisco

4the act or process of providing a place with inhabitants; colonization

5(Ecology)a group of individuals of the same species inhabiting a given area

6(Astronomy)either of two main groups of stars classified according to age and location. Population I consists of hot white stars, many occurring in galactic clusters and forming the arms of spiral galaxies. Stars of population II are older, the brightest being red giants, and are found in the centre of spiral and elliptical galaxies in globular clusters

7(Also called)
universe(Statistics)the entire finite or infinite aggregate of individuals or items from which samples are drawn

optimum populationn(Economics)a population that is sufficiently large to provide an adequate workforce with minimal unemployment

population controlna policy of attempting to limit the growth in numbers of a population, esp. in poor or densely populated parts of the world, by programmes of contraception or sterilization

population explosionna rapid increase in the size of a population caused by such factors as a sudden decline in infant mortality or an increase in life expectancy

population pyramidna pyramid-shaped diagram illustrating the age distribution of a population: the youngest are represented by a rectangle at the base, the oldest by one at the apex

1:to utter taunting words 2:to deride or tease with taunting words 'The Gridiron Show group joked with and gibed at those in the Memphis power structure, politicians mostly. Rarely did anyone get their feelings hurt by the skits in the shows…." — Toby Sells, Memphis Magazine, December 2014

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